Have you checked the website for the router's manufacturer? It could be that a simple firmware upgrade will solve it.

>i tried it without the router. much faster without the router when compared to with the router.
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>not sure what to try next. i want to use the router as it is useful as a firewall and also b/c i use voip, which of course requires the router.
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>does anyone have any other suggestions (other than to buy another router)? i've restarted the router and that didn't change anything. could there be a setting in my router that would cause the symptoms described in my first thread?
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>thanks
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>paul